Tāmaki Māori are
Māoriiwi and hapū (tribes and sub-tribes) who have a strong connection to Tāmaki Makaurau (the
Auckland Region),[1] and whose
rohe was traditionally within the region. Among Ngā Mana Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau (the Māori tribes of Auckland), also known as the Tāmaki Collective, there are thirteen iwi and hapū, organised into three
rōpū (collectives),[2] however Tāmaki Māori can also refer to subtribes and historical iwi not included in this list.
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua is a Māori Trust Board formed in the mid 2000s to represent the interests of Ngāti Whātua iwi and hapū collectively, including those outside of Ngāti Whātua o Kaipara and Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei. The
rūnanga represents
Ngā Oho, Ngāi Tāhuhu, Ngāti Hinga, Ngāti Mauku, Ngāti Rango, Ngāti Rongo, Ngāti Ruinga, Ngāti Torehina, Ngāti Weka, Ngāti Whiti, Patuharakeke, Te Parawhau, Te Popoto,
Te Roroa, Te Urioroi,
Te Taoū, Te Uri Ngutu, Te Kuihi and
Te Uri-o-Hau.[5][2]
Urban Māori, who live outside of their traditional
rohe. In the
2013 New Zealand census, over 50,000 people living in Tāmaki Makaurau identified as
Ngāpuhi, a greater number than those who identify as
mana whenua.[15] Large numbers of people who identify as
Ngāti Porou,
Te Arawa,
Ngāti Maniapoto and other iwi affiliations also live in Tāmaki Makaurau, and a significant number of Urban Māori in Auckland do not know their ancestry.[15]
^Campbell, Matthew; Harris, Jaden; Maguire, Wesley; Hawkins, Stuart (10 October 2013).
"The Tawhiao Cottage"(PDF). CFG Heritage. Retrieved 21 October 2021.